Postcode BH6 5QJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

Map showing BH6 5QJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode BH6 5QJ is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. BH6 5QJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BH6 5QJ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BH6 5QJ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.

The closest road name to BH6 5QJ is Harting Road which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Iford Roundabout and is 372 m away. The closest railway station is Christchurch Rail Station, 1.45 km away.

The closest primary school to BH6 5QJ (for ages 11 and under) is Stourfield Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 9, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bournemouth Collegiate School.

The local pub for residents of BH6 5QJ is Stourvale Inn and is 623 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 14, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from KFC and is 655 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 21, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 102.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for BH6 5QJ is covered by the Dorset police force association and Bournemouth and Poole Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BH6 5QJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BH6 5QJ, and the approximate distance away.

Harting Road 20 m
Denmead Road 53 m
Shakespeare Road 125 m
Burns Road 125 m
Exton Road 149 m
Clingan Road 185 m
Collingbourne Avenue 186 m
Dickens Road 213 m
Ashford Road 226 m
Carlyle Road 226 m
Water Lane 330 m
Old Bridge Road 342 m
Rushmere Road 350 m
Iford Lane 441 m
Corhampton Road 556 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode BH6 5QJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BH6 5QJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stourfield Infant School Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
445 m
Stourfield Junior School Good
(January 9, 2020)
486 m
Tregonwell Academy Outstanding
(December 12, 2017)
1.37 km
Christchurch Infant School Outstanding
(May 9, 2014)
1.41 km
Christchurch Junior School 1.44 km
St James' Church of England Primary Academy Good
(June 27, 2017)
1.47 km
Avonbourne Boys' Academy 1.58 km
Avonbourne Girls Academy Good
(June 15, 2017)
1.6 km
Pokesdown Community Primary School 1.66 km
Avonwood Primary School 1.69 km
Twynham School Outstanding
(April 26, 2013)
1.73 km
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.85 km
Connie Rothman Learning Centre Requires improvement
(October 21, 2021)
1.89 km
Twynham Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.93 km
The Priory Church of England Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
2.01 km
Bournemouth Collegiate School 2.09 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Good
(November 6, 2018)
2.1 km
Jewell Academy Bournemouth Outstanding
(June 25, 2015)
2.29 km
King's Park Academy Good
(April 25, 2018)
2.46 km
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
2.57 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BH6 5QJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Touchwood Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
November 13, 2019
579 m
Brunch Bar Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 9, 2018
599 m
Brunchie Bar Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 16, 2022
599 m
Stourvale Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
623 m
Tesco Petrol Barrack Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 20, 2018
623 m
Fairmile Grange Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 13, 2019
641 m
Brook House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 29, 2017
646 m
Brook House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
August 29, 2017
646 m
Dragon Palace Farmers/growers 5
Very Good
February 19, 2020
646 m
Christchurch Spiritualist Church Other catering premises 4
Good
March 10, 2020
655 m
KFC Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 21, 2018
655 m
The Laurels Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 2
Needs Improvement
March 1, 2022
710 m
Papa John's Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 25, 2021
732 m
Charcoal Chicken Company Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 31, 2019
794 m
Royale Pizza Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 9, 2021
794 m
Taiwan Palace Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 6, 2021
794 m
Wok u Like Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 9, 2021
794 m
Cats Creative Cakes Other catering premises 5
Very Good
May 10, 2018
812 m
Cafe Pure Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
883 m
Christchurch Fried Chicken & Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 6, 2021
883 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BH6 5QJ - Data from Apr 2022

Iford Roundabout Bus Stop/Station 372 m
Iford Roundabout Bus Stop/Station 394 m
Exton Road Bus Stop/Station 443 m
Exton Road Bus Stop/Station 461 m
Iford Roundabout Bus Stop/Station 479 m
Christchurch Rail Station Rail 1.45 km
Pokesdown Rail Station Rail 1.62 km
Bournemouth Rail Station Rail 4.38 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 1.38 km
Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 1.39 km
Tea Gardens Ferry Landing Ferry 1.39 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 4.82 km
Southampton Airport Air 39.22 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BH6 5QJ - Data from Dec 2021

Grove Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
Coward's Marsh Wetland 2.51 km
St Catherine's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.65 km
Blackwater Firs Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Blackwater Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.97 km
Dudmoor Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Honeycombe Chine Valley 3.09 km
Grimbury Marsh Wetland 3.15 km
Quomp Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.27 km
Ramsdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Mill Copse Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Mill Stream Inland Water 3.92 km
Blackberry Point Island 3.98 km
Warren Hill Hill Or Mountain 4 km
Sopley Common Woodland Or Forest 4.32 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BH6 5QJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 58.8 Mbps 102.3 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 13.7 Mbps 15.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 5.6% 74.8 14.2
300+ Mbps 94.4% 460 36

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 210,037 kWh - mean 13,127 kWh : median 10,307 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 61,448 kWh - mean 3,840 kWh : median 3,105 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for BH6 5QJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.73799600
Longitude -1.80491100
OS Easting 413863
OS Northing 0093172
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15473
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Dorset

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bournemouth East
Electoral Ward Littledown & Iford
Local Authority District Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Dorset
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000058
Travel To Work Area Bournemouth

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Dorset
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Dorset CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Ageing in suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bournemouth/Poole BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bournemouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33048125
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bournemouth 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bournemouth 014B
Output Area / Small Area 6A4